Abstract
Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are components of one of the early signaling events during plant-insect interactions. MAPK cascade proceeds in three steps where MAPKKK phosphorylates MAPKK, which further phosphorylates MAPK. MAPK activation further triggers downstream cascade of events that include alteration in the levels of plant hormones, reshaping the transcriptome and proteome, leading to plant defense against insect. In this chapter, we examined different MAPKs with special attention to their roles in triggering defense responses in various plants in response to insect attack. We discuss the role of known MAPKs, which have been identified and characterized from various plant species till date, specifically during plant-insect interaction. However, there was limited information available regarding the molecular mechanisms and genes encoding receptors during insect attack. We focused more on the three-tiered MAPK, their interaction leading to altered hormone levels finally resulting in defense responses in plants.
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Manjeet, K., Yadav, S. (2021). Role of Mapks During Plant-Insect Interaction. In: Singh, I.K., Singh, A. (eds) Plant-Pest Interactions: From Molecular Mechanisms to Chemical Ecology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2467-7_5
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